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30 PEOPLESPORT FOOTBALL SPORTS BRIEFS Relegation scared sides in KBF action BASKETBALL: Kenyatta University Pirates, Nakuru Club and Blazers have tricky basketball matches in Men Premier league this weekend as they seek to get themselves out of the relegation zone. Bottom side Pirates have lost 17 of the 18 matches they have played. Without doubt they will have a herculean task against former kings tenth-ranked Lions today and seventh-placed Ulinzi Warriors tomorrow at Nyayo gymnasium. Second-last Nakuru Club have an uphill task against fourth-placed USIU Tigers today, but will fancy their chances of disorganising Thunder, who are also unsteady, tomorrow. Thunder, begin the weekend with a tricky assignment against leaders and reigning champions Co-operative Bank this afternoon. -GEOFFREY ANENE Brooker to lead field in Nandi Ladies Open GOLF: Nandi Bears Lady captain Irene Brooker leads field in this year’s Ladies Golf Open Tournament to be held over the weekend at Nandi Bears golf club in Nandi County. The two day event will be met by many lady golfers from all over the country at the par 72 golf course that will bring forth various golfing clubs in the country Tea Companies sponsored tournament. According to Brooker, the event will be met by various ladies playing golf in the republic. “This is a national everybody is involved. We want to ensure that the two days will be a success to all participants,” said Brooker. Eldoret club will be represented by four golfers led by Machakos and Eldoret clubs friendly match winner Jane Koech, last weekend’s Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) playing for health first runner-up Beatrice Kemboi, teenager Deeya Aggarwal and Esther Chumo. -EMMANUEL SABUNI Six matches on the cards for KHU league Saturday, September 13, 2014 / THE PEOPLE RALLY P29 KCB forward Raymond Murugi (top) beats Ulinzi Stars defender Hassan Mohamed during their Kenyan Premier League clash at Nyayo Stadium yesterday. PHOTO: JAMES MAGAYI EPL P31 KENYAN PREMIER LEAGUE Yesterday KCB 1-0 Ulinzi Stars Sofapaka 1-0 City Stars Today Muhoroni v Thika (2:00pm Muhoroni) Stima v Leopards (3:00pm Kisumu) Nakuru v Chemelil (3:00pm Afraha) ARSENAL VS CITY P32 ...as KCB ease relegation worries, Leopards claim Muhoroni fans plan revenge attacks when Ingwe play Stima in Kisumu this afternoon by Timothy Olobulu and Viden Ochieng @PeopleDailyKE For the first time this sea- son, 2009 Kenyan Premier League (KPL) champions Sofapaka have gone top of the table albeit temporarily pending Gor Mahia’s result against Tusker FC tomorrow, after a 1-0 win over relegation-threatened Nairobi City Stars. Clifton Miheso scored the lone goal in the ninth minute to hand ‘Batoto ba Mungu’ the important win. The result will be bitter to swallow for City Stars especially after KCB’s 1-0 win over Ulinzi Stars earlier at the same venue helped the bankers move three points away from the drop zone. KCB survived a series of first half attacks from Ulinzi with substitute James Macharia hitting the back of the net in the second half to hand Rishadi Shedu’s side. Meanwhile, the stage is set for the first KPL match at the refurbished Moi Stadium in Kisumu today as Western Stima take on AFC Leopards. Kisumu, which commands a huge football fan-base last entertained a football match during its re-opening, a GOtv Shield match in July when Eldoret-based GFE 105 humiliated KPL champions Gor, eliminating them on post-match penalties. Speaking during the final preparation for tomorrow’s clash, Stima chairman Laban Jobita downplayed claims that Leopards fans were planning to cause chaos in case of defeat. “We want to dispel rumours that some fans are planning to disrupt tomorrow’s (today) match, we have put additional security measures in place and fans should not fear,” he said. Leopards Secretary General George Aladwa also claimed they have received reports that Muhoroni Youth fans are planning to cause chaos by stoning Ingwe’s team bus before and after the match as revenge after their team was attacked by unknown goons during their league match against Leopards at Nyayo Stadium two weeks ago. Aladwa called on their opponents to show respect and fair play to ensure that the match is played in a calm environment that is devoid of tension. While this mid-table fight goes on in Kisumu, 200km away, Nakuru All Stars will be hoping for a morale-boosting result when they host a tough Chemelil Sugar at the Afraha Stadium while Muhoroni Youth host fifth-placed Thika United. Sofapaka go top HOCKEY: Six matches are on the cards as Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) league action resume this weekend after a onemonth break. Mombasa-based Mvita are visiting Nairobi to play KCA University today and 2012 champions Nairobi Simba Union tomorrow morning in the only Premier Men league matches on cards at City Park Stadium, Nairobi this weekend. “The boys are ready and we are going for four points or minimum three points from the two fixtures,” said Mvita team manager Gabriel Olang’ yesterday. The National Men league fixture pitting Kenyatta University versus Daystar University will be held at 2pm with Mvita and KCA-U taking to the Astroturf pitch at 6pm. Sunday’s action starts at 9am where Mount Kenya University and Mombasa Sports Club will size up each other in National Women league A. This will be followed by Nairobi Simba versus Mvita at 11am. -GEOFFREY ANENE The painful experience of compartment syndrome Wyclef Oduo Compartment syndrome is a condition characterised by a variety of symptoms (such as pain and muscle tightness), which occurs in the lower leg as a result of exercise-induced muscle swelling and a subsequent increase in local tissue pressure. There are several muscles which lie at the front of the shin. These muscles are responsible for moving the foot and toes towards the shin and are enveloped in a layer of connective tissue (fascia), which encloses them, therefore forming a compartment. This compartment is known as the anterior compartment. Oc- casionally, the compartment’s enveloping layer of connective tissue becomes tight and inflexible resulting in an increase in pressure within the compartment. This may be due to an inflammatory process whereby the connective tissue loses its elasticity. In addition, activity requiring repeated use of muscles within the anterior compartment (such as excessive walking or running) results in a local increase in blood flow, causing the muscles to swell. Subsequently, the pressure within the compartment may increase excessively during activity resulting in a variety of lower leg symptoms such as tightness, pain, weakness, pins and needles or numbness. When this occurs, the condition is known as anterior compartment syndrome. Occasionally, compartment syndrome may occur in combination with other conditions that cause shin pain such as shin splints and stress fractures. Compartment syndrome is usually associated with overuse (such as a sudden increase in training or running) and is often seen in runners and footballers. It frequently occurs in association with muscle tightness, an increase in size and volume of muscles within the compartment or biomechanical abnormalities, such as flat feet or high arch. Patients often develop this condition early in the season following a period of reduced activity and when training surfaces are generally harder. Patients with anterior compartment syndrome typically experience pain and tightness along the outer aspect of the front of the lower leg. Symptoms generally increase with exercise and decrease with rest and can occur in one or both legs. The writer is a physiotherapist Mathare United